Posted on 06/22/2010 7:39:18 AM PDT by TexasCajun
The top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has been summoned to the White House to explain biting and unflattering remarks he made to a freelance writer about President Barack Obama and others in the Obama administration.
The face-to-face comes as pundits are already calling for McChrystal to resign for insubordination.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
He should voluntarily step down and REFUSE to apologize for the TRUTH. Missed another opportunity!
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The top U.S. war commander in Afghanistan is being called to the White House for a meeting with President Obama after issuing an apology Tuesday for an interview in which he took shots at top administration officials and his staff described the president as unprepared for their first one-on-one encounter.
In the article in this week’s issue of Rolling Stone, Gen. Stanley McChrystal also said he felt betrayed and blind-sided by his diplomatic partner, Ambassador Karl Eikenberry.
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(Dont’s feel too sorry for him, he VOTED FOR OBAMA!)
“The article says that although McChrystal voted for Obama, the two failed to connect from the start. Obama called McChrystal on the carpet last fall for speaking too bluntly about his desire for more troops.”
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The article claims McChrystal has seized control of the war “by never taking his eye off the real enemy: The wimps in the White House.”
Asked by the Rolling Stone reporter about what he now feels of the war strategy advocated by Biden last fall – fewer troops, more drone attacks – McChrystal and his aides reportedly attempted to come up with a good one-liner to dismiss the question. “Are you asking about Vice President Biden?” McChrystal reportedly joked. “Who’s that?”
Biden initially opposed McChrystal’s proposal for additional forces last year. He favored a narrower focus on hunting terrorists.
“Biden?” one aide was quoted as saying. “Did you say: Bite me?”
Another aide reportedly called White House National Security Adviser Jim Jones, a retired four star general, a “clown” who was “stuck in 1985.”
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“Here’s one that covers his flank for the history books,” McChrystal told the magazine. “Now, if we fail, they can say ‘I told you so.”’
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thin skinned? read my tagline for the quote
LOL!
He VOTED for Obama.
You have two thin skiined oersonalities at war with one another. It is a disaster.
“In that article McChrystal acknowledged that he voted for Obama, so he’s no patriot.”
So he says. No one will ever know. I personally doubt it.
Count the number of times you heard callers on CSPAN say “I used to be a Bush supporter, but . . . “
Gives credibility and non-partisan street creditials.
See next post.
He VOTED FOR OBAMA - he's not the brightes bulb out there.
When he saw Obama was creating another Viet Nam, he started to reevaluate his admiration for the thug. What he should do, is RESIGN and NOT APOLOGIZE - THAT would be a “patriot”. Instead the worm is apologizing for truth.
Which one? The next one is mine.
Wouldn't work that way. They would just chalk it up to theatrics. Do it in a special called press conference where MSM reporters can ask questions. You would get the biggest impact that way.
Thanks for the link.
“He VOTED FOR OBAMA - he’s not the brightes bulb out there.”
He might have also said he was a Lumberjack in the Sahara Forest...it wouldn’t make it true.
44.
Sorry, I confused “next” with “prior or previous.” (Not native English speaker.)
The idiot VOTED FOR Zero.
How does that make him a hero?
What does it say about his judgment?
I still say you have two think skinned dopes now at odds with each other. Get rid of BOTH of them.
That’s the absolute truth.
When did the general actually do the interview, anyone know?
If he is removed and the same ROE and same tactics are used after he leaves I would expect him to be very vocal against Berry and Gates!
Poor berry his life of partying and golfing are coming to and end!
I agree. The Rolling Stone piece will be around for a long time. Any other means of communicating his concerns have apparently been exhausted. Anything he says after resigning or being fired would be twisted by the REGEIME. We know what happens to one-on-one talks in the Oval Office... McChrystal comes out the loser in that venue. anything he says can be denied.
I think he got the focus right where he wants it to be..On Obama.
Clinton plant.
“I weep for my beloved America. What have we done to you?”
So do I - every day.
Each day, I try to tell myself it can’t get worse and each day it DOES get worse. Have we reached the point of no return? Have we? We only hear and read about SOME of the devestating activies that go on behind closed doors. What else is going on that is worse?
Gosh, Nixon looks like a misguided Boy Scout and he was impeached. We have defined impeachment down. What’s left? Is the VOTE still good? Is it?
“The idiot VOTED FOR Zero.”
Who’s the idiot?
He might have also said he was a direct descendant of Hannibal....wouldn’t make it true.
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